This item appeared on a well known online auction site today. A rather late postal usage of a Franco British Expo postcard, posted from Somerset 15th March 1920 to Holland.
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- Sun Dec 27, 2020 2:48 pm
- Forum: Tasmania - Picture Postcards
- Topic: THE FRANCO-BRITISH EXHIBITION CARDS of 1908 - A LISTING
- Replies: 23
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- Sat Dec 05, 2020 7:49 pm
- Forum: Tasmania - Picture Postcards
- Topic: WHOIZIT? SEEK ASSISTANCE WITH PUBLISHERS/PHOTOGRAPHERS HERE!
- Replies: 83
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Re: WHOIZIT? SEEK ASSISTANCE WITH PUBLISHERS/PHOTOGRAPHERS HERE!
T cards. I have scanned a few more cards which are from the same "set" which Ross scanned. Mine are all scenes from the New Norfolk area. It would appear that these are cards cover the whole state, New Norfolk, the West Coast and Devonport. I am sure there are lots of more cards from this set to be ...
- Fri Dec 04, 2020 3:05 pm
- Forum: Tasmania - Picture Postcards
- Topic: WHOIZIT? SEEK ASSISTANCE WITH PUBLISHERS/PHOTOGRAPHERS HERE!
- Replies: 83
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- Tue Oct 13, 2020 2:21 pm
- Forum: Tasmania - Picture Postcards
- Topic: ADVERTISING CARDS by F.W. NIVEN
- Replies: 67
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Re: ADVERTISING CARDS by F.W. NIVEN
Charles Adams & Sons, Timber Yards & Offices Launceston. Finally a new unlisted Tasmanian Niven postcard has been sited on "Facebook". The card was posted from Launceston on 6/1/09 to Lilydale. It is over 2 years now since I last came across an unlisted card. The scans are rather poor but it was the...
- Fri Oct 09, 2020 4:33 pm
- Forum: Tasmania - Postmarks and Postal Markings to 1912
- Topic: Unrecorded Hobart Type 1 CDS
- Replies: 0
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- Sat Jun 06, 2020 4:49 pm
- Forum: Tasmania - Picture Postcards
- Topic: WHOIZIT? SEEK ASSISTANCE WITH PUBLISHERS/PHOTOGRAPHERS HERE!
- Replies: 83
- Views: 156389
Re: WHOIZIT? SEEK ASSISTANCE WITH PUBLISHERS/PHOTOGRAPHERS HERE!
The photographer for these real photo postcards for the Tasmanian Tourist Bureau was Willian Fellows who marked many of his cards as "D.I.C. photo". As you know the DIC stands for Direct Import Company. Ross could you please scan the back so I can identify the type and list as I have not seen this c...
- Sun May 03, 2020 5:05 pm
- Forum: Tasmania - Picture Postcards
- Topic: WHEREIZIT? SEEK ASSISTANCE IN IDENTIFYING A VIEW HERE!!!
- Replies: 144
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Re: WHEREIZIT? SEEK ASSISTANCE IN IDENTIFYING A VIEW HERE!!!
Does anyone have any ideas where this rather unique hut is located? The walls appears to be made of heavy duty cast metal rivetted sheets. The postcard came from a family that had a connection to Circular Head area. They could not tell me any information. Could the metal sheets come from a shipwreck...
- Wed Apr 29, 2020 2:04 pm
- Forum: Tasmania - Picture Postcards
- Topic: Early Tasmanian Post Cards Pre 1902
- Replies: 11
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- Mon Apr 27, 2020 4:51 pm
- Forum: Tasmania - Picture Postcards
- Topic: TASMANIAN POST OFFICES ON POSTCARDS.
- Replies: 36
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- Sat Apr 25, 2020 4:46 pm
- Forum: Tasmania - Picture Postcards
- Topic: TASMANIAN POST OFFICES ON POSTCARDS.
- Replies: 36
- Views: 59066
Re: TASMANIAN POST OFFICES ON POSTCARDS.
These 5 superb photographs of Tasmanian Post Offices (not postcards) are on the National Archives of Australia face book page. I would think they are all c1910. The Kindred and Northdown POs are especially interesting and show how primitive these very small country Post Offices were. There are no ph...
- Sat Jan 18, 2020 4:27 pm
- Forum: Tasmania - Picture Postcards
- Topic: WHEREIZIT? SEEK ASSISTANCE IN IDENTIFYING A VIEW HERE!!!
- Replies: 144
- Views: 422102
- Mon Aug 26, 2019 10:14 am
- Forum: Tasmania - Picture Postcards
- Topic: Chipman's Series
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- Views: 11584
Chipman's Series
I noticed on eBay the other week a rather nice card was sold with a rather good view of the West Coaster train crossing the Pieman River. I have not come across any cards from this series before. Can anyone add more cards to the series? Who was Chipman? The card has a Valentine back. I would date th...
- Thu Jul 11, 2019 8:08 pm
- Forum: Tasmania - Picture Postcards
- Topic: Tasmanian Postcards - Trout Fishing
- Replies: 8
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- Wed Jul 03, 2019 8:56 pm
- Forum: Tasmania - Picture Postcards
- Topic: Tasmanian Postcards - Trout Fishing
- Replies: 8
- Views: 18255
Re: Tasmanian Postcards - Trout Fishing
A couple of more interesting real photo postcards. trout4.jpg Pine Lake, Spurling photo trout5.jpg Back of the above card. Dear Sir Very many thanks for the splendid fish which arrived in splendid condition. It is very good of you to think of me and I can assure you we will appreciate it very much. ...
- Mon Jul 01, 2019 5:29 pm
- Forum: Tasmania - Picture Postcards
- Topic: Tasmanian Postcards - Trout Fishing
- Replies: 8
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Re: Tasmanian Postcards - Trout Fishing
Three real photo trout fishing cards, the first 2 were taken by Spurling. Both are postally used from Launceston to Melbourne on the 16/01/1906. The third card is by an unidentified photographer. The date is hard to read, but could be 1916. The writer mentions that the trout was a beauty and weighed...
- Thu Jun 06, 2019 8:09 pm
- Forum: Tasmania - Picture Postcards
- Topic: Real Photo Postcard by F.S.Rodgers.
- Replies: 0
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Real Photo Postcard by F.S.Rodgers.
This great social history postcard was taken by little known photographer F.S.Rodgers. The 1913 Tas PO directory lists Rodgers as a grocer living at 263 Liverpool Street Hobart. The 1936 Tas PO Directory list Rodgers living at 89 Argyle Street Hobart with no occupation listed so perhaps now retired?...
- Tue Apr 16, 2019 1:46 pm
- Forum: Tasmania - Picture Postcards
- Topic: Real Photo Postcards by J. A. Allen
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Real Photo Postcards by J. A. Allen
This real photo postcard is the first I have seen by by J.A.Allen of 72 George Street, Launceston. Chris Long does list him with the same address but does not have any further information. The Tasmanian Post Office Directories for 1908 and 1909 lists Joe A Allen, Confectioner, at 72 George Street. I...
- Tue Mar 26, 2019 7:07 pm
- Forum: Tasmania - Picture Postcards
- Topic: Ottmar Zieher cards of Tas postage stamps
- Replies: 3
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Re: Ottmar Zieher cards of Tas postage stamps
Suggest you have a look at my post "Tasmanian Stamp Postcards". First post was on 15/12/09.
Ross, perhaps you can add a link or combine the posts?
Ross, perhaps you can add a link or combine the posts?
- Thu Mar 07, 2019 4:08 pm
- Forum: Tasmania - Picture Postcards
- Topic: Photographer, R.C.Harvey
- Replies: 41
- Views: 16913
Re: Photographer, R.C.Harvey
rch5.jpg Ross, I can only get 300dpi from my scanner. Not much better than the original scan. 51046123_10156963043239297_3208950262194503680_o.jpg Twilight Tarn hut wrapped up for fire protection by Parks and Wildlife Service for the recent Bush Fires in the area. (Photo from the Parks facebook pag...
- Wed Mar 06, 2019 7:51 pm
- Forum: Tasmania - Picture Postcards
- Topic: Photographer, R.C.Harvey
- Replies: 41
- Views: 16913
Re: Photographer, R.C.Harvey
This real postcard of the Ski Club Hut, Twilight Tarn, Mt Field National Park was photographed by R. C Harvey. This card has a rather poor rubber stamped "Harvey Print". I have not seen this rubber stamp before. I know that Harvey was a member of the Tasmanian Field Naturalist club (in fact he was a...
- Sat Feb 09, 2019 11:51 am
- Forum: Tasmania - Picture Postcards
- Topic: STEPHEN SPURLING III - Interesting Real Photo cards, etc
- Replies: 18
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Re: STEPHEN SPURLING III - Interesting Real Photo cards, etc
It is still possible to come across little unrecognised treasures now and again. I found this real photo card by Stephen Spurling recently. The card is postmarked 22nd May 1905 and is addressed to Spurling's sister Stella ( full name Stella Nightingale Spurling) who was a school teacher at Low Head....
- Sat Jan 26, 2019 8:50 pm
- Forum: Tasmania - Picture Postcards
- Topic: Murchison River cage
- Replies: 4
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Re: Murchison River cage
Hello John Found this photograph on page 89, in W.Geof Jay's book The Wild Westerners, published in 1988. Sorry about the poor quality of the scan. I think this could be the same cage as pictured in your postcards. The large rock looks similar to the one in your second postcard. I quote from the boo...
- Tue Jan 22, 2019 7:05 pm
- Forum: Tasmania - Picture Postcards
- Topic: Murchison River cage
- Replies: 4
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Re: Murchison River cage
Hello John, I am afraid I cannot help you with any further information or other west coast cage cards. I have scanned 2 x E M Welling (Zeehan) cards of the same suspension bridge across the Murchison River. Is it possible that this suspension bridge is a later replacement of the cable cage as on you...
- Sat Dec 29, 2018 2:16 pm
- Forum: Tasmania - Picture Postcards
- Topic: King River or Ring River? - Question
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Re: King River or Ring River? - Question
The correct caption is "Ring River Bridge Emu Bay Railway". I know of other Spurling postcard with the wrong caption. This bridge was built by the Launceston firm, Salisbury & Co in 1900. They won the tender for the construction of the 285ft Ring River Bridge. The height above the river was 83ft. Th...
- Mon Nov 05, 2018 2:36 pm
- Forum: Tasmania - Postmarks and Postal Markings from 1913 to recent
- Topic: BOOK: THE POST OFFICES & THEIR DATESTAMPS by J. HARDINGE - report updates here!
- Replies: 64
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